This sub-$7,000 sportscar might be just what the future needs

This past weekend, Monterey Car Week set new auction records, with a Shelby Daytona Coupe selling for forty-two point nine million dollars and a Ferrari electric reaching forty million. But Ars Technica's Jonathan Gitlin is far more interested in a very different vehicle: the Gasolini AR1, a hand-built British sportcar that costs under seven thousand dollars. Made with existing parts and designed for efficiency over raw power, it directly challenges the trend of ever-pricier, ever-faster sports cars. The UK's permissive regulations on hand-built cars mean the AR1 can legally reach the road, suggesting at least one alternative path for driving enthusiasts who want performance without the hypercar price tag.

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